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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-11
TIE FISHERIES DISPUTE.
PAPERS ARE SENT TO THE HOUSE BY
THE PRESIDENT.
The Purchase of Bait in Canadian Port,
Violate Neither Treaty Nor statue
Canada has no Ground for Proceed
ings Against the Vessels Even
for IA Technical Violation.

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-1he president to-
day sent to the House. in response to
resolution introduced by Mr.. Belmont,
copies Of the correspondence on the fish
cry question, which has taken place since
December last and up the present time
between the department of state and the
Government of Great Britain. The cor
respondence begins with a letter from
Secretary Bayard to Minister West, Dec
II, 1856, in which the secretary says that
| before receiving the communication of
Minister West, December :, he had ins
structed the United States minister
at London to make representa-
ton Of regretable occurrences attending
the lowering of the flag of the United
States on the Marion Grimes in the harbor
of Shelburne, y, s., Oct. II. This followed
by the report from Gov ten. Lansdowne
dated Nov. Is, 1856, containing an ac-
count of the action of the privy council
upon the telegram from Secret tary Bayard
in relation to the seizure of the Everitt
Steel This account is in substance TO the
effect that the prlvy council approved the
collectors action IN the matter of the
seizure.
January - last Secretary Bayard wrote
! " MlII9leI W eal, enclosing an alnuaNlI
/ of the captain and the two members Of
| the crew of the schooner Sarah II. Prior
| of Boston relating to the refusal of the cap
| tam OF the Canadian revenue cutter Critic
| to permit restoration to the former vessel
/ i'll the port Of Macpeque, Z. l.. l., of her
! large seine which she had lost at sea and
which had been found by the captain OF
the Canadian vessel, who offered to return
/ the same TO PuOr but was prevented
from doing so by the captain of the Critic.
| Ihe secretary asks her majestys govern
ment to cause an investigation in this
affair.
In regard to the seizure of the American
! fishing vessel David j. Adams, Governor
| General LausdOWne excuses the action OF
the customs officer in his detention of the
vessel at Shelburne, on the ground that
the master of the vessel did not explain
his action at the time of the detention
aud that his vessel was released As soon
! as he did so.
The position taken by our government
throughout the correspondence witt
Gieat Britain is briefly that the
mted , ates insist that the pur
chase of bait by American vessel,
was not in violation of the treaty of 1915
and that no then existing statute in Great
Britain or Canada authorized any proceed
ings against vessel for such act, even if il
could be regarded as in violation of the
treaty and no such statute is yet produced
In regard to the seizure Of vessels for
technical violation of the customs act IN
omltung TO report to the customs house
though having no business at that port
the United States claim whilst not admit
ting omission to report was a technical
trahsgressiOn of the act that even if 1t
were proceedings against the vessel on
that ground were in n high degree harsh
| unreasonable and untrlendly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-11
IN MEMORY OF LOGAN.
Eulogistic Speeches Delivered by Messrs.
Edmunds, Hawley and Others

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-The entire day in
the Senate was given to eulogles on Gen
Logan, among the speakers being Messrs
Morgan, Edmunds Henderson, Hamp.
ton, Allison, Hawley and Cockrell. Mr.
Morgan did not think of Logan as OF
force that had passed away, but as liv-
ing, moving energy, still useful in the
great purpose of divine economy In all
that Logan did and said he was Il truly
sincere, a resolutely upright man Ne
guile, no evasion, no tineesse character
lied him, but he was IA bold, pronounced,
dignitied, earnest, manly, firm, generous,
true man.
Mr.. Edmunds had been struck with Lo-
gan's characteristics of candor, of sim
plicity OF statement, of clearness of opln-
ion, of that Anglo-SaXo persistence in
uphOldlng an opinion once formed, that
had once made our British ancestors and
American people the strongest forces for
civilization Of which there was any &c
count in the history of the world Now
he thought of him not as dead but promo
ted, leaving3t hem to mourn his departure
not for his sake but because his consplcu-
Gus example, his conspicuous experience
in public affairs and wisdom of his couu.
sells were withdrawn.
Mr.. MandersOn spoke of the brilliant
military qualities of Gen, Logan. He had
arst seen him in from: of the Contedel ate
position on kenesaw mountain. His
swarthy complexion, long black hair,
stentorian voice and eyes that seemed to
blaze with the light OF battle, made ii fig
ure once seen never to be forgotten. la
action he was the very splIit of war, his
mere presence would nave made a coward
fight.
Mr. Hampton said none were more will,
ing to pa due tribute to the memory OF
Gen. Logan than were those who had
been his political opponents, AS dem
Ocrat, southern man and a con
tederate soldier he was called upon
to speak of Logan aS n republicans
hOnored by his party, "A Northern man
who had given his blood TO prove the sin
cerlty of his convictions and as a federal
soldier whose fame was as widespread as
it was fairly achieved.
Mr.. Allison sald that few men of this
generation in this country had achieved Il
more illustriOus career than Gen. Logan.
He had linked his name impershably
with military achievements that resulted
IN the restoration OF the Union and had
borne an honorable part III the legislation
which had seemed necessary for its per
petuatiOn.
Mr.. Hawley said stranger observing
Gen. Logan in the Senate would have said
that prominent feature OF his character
was combatlveness. He snutfed the bat
tie atar off. He never Jagged in the rear
of the column, never shlrked combat and
even went out To look for II. lie was
quick and strong in his likes and dislikes.
He scorned double dealing, cowardice and
meanness He waskts strong in the field of
battle as 10 the field of politics. He was
indeed, as Gen. Sherman recently said, "A
knghtly figure IN battle. He was an
ambitious man politically and he had Il
right to be and he won high place in
politics.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-11
BIRDS AND AGRICULTURE.
Lecture by Prof. G. II. Perkins in the
Farmers Course.

Instead of the lectIlre Inv the Hon Nor
ti,,o. y,rhi,ol,,..1 % -.
'''''t i'eii'"t VI ,ne 1''le ul"nSe'
"hlch was advertised IN the nlVerslty
farmers course for Tuesday afternoon
Prof. G.. II. Perkins of the University oc.
cuni.d tha nI,tform vim , var, i,,,tr,,l
80 " & =" ~
1--WE ana PHEASANT lecture on Inc Rela
ton or Birds TO Agriculture. In spite OF
the stormy weather, an unusually large
class WAS present including several In.
1 "
''un'
lhe reialioh OF plrds 10 agriculture, SAID
the speaker, is of far greater Importance
than is usually considered. Birds live AT
- a., bil,h ,,r...,.,,n,, 1,n,ir ,a,,,,,,,, ~,
s TeiS niSn 6i,bar pirsSure IneIr ttperaenre
no f,, inn 70 10 -, 90 w. $500 ,''t
failinu nf ~ Ii.d j. tbhrefnre nu ~ ''ia'
tensa .c,ivitv ~ Al tha f,Ino,inn ~ ~
Hrds Hn'I ro M [mr Vi The rte
mnscpl,tr waste is ranid and grsst and
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-11

took the first train from there for the
scene OF the disaster Nothing definite
was learned by his friends here of the eX
tent OF his injuries until Sunday after
noon. when u dispatch was received re
porting ms Injuries not serious. Mrs.
Mary O'Dell of Montreal, formerly of
Alburgh Springs, died of pneumonia, the
tth inst. Mrs. O'Dell was "a cousin of
Mr.. II Mott and her remains arrived at
his residence short time after Mrs Mott
received word that her husband was in
iured at the Woodstock disaster. The
fuueral took place at the Congregational
church the Sth inst.
Franklin.
Deputy Collector Hall sold at auction,
tuesday, the horse seized a short time ago
for duties. He was bid off by X. H.
Brown at $I6.....The marriage of A. ID.
Hasklns and Miss Sarah Wilder occurred
last week. They went to Montreal OH
their wedding trip. Orson Wright, who
has been very sick with rheumatic fever,
Is conValeScing .'.. The sixth and last
lecture OF the course Left Handed Mem
was given by Rev. Mr.. Culver of st. Al
bans, Tuesday night, at the hall.
Chelsea.
A. >. Austin about whom the Spring
Held RtpubucdU of January 3lst prints
a column of highly sensational matter, is
well Known in this vicinity. He studied
law with Hon. James j Wilson of Bethel
and afterwards with G. W. Clark, of
Chelsea, his father being a farmer in
Bethel AT June term, 1876, of Orange
County court he was admitted to the bar,
and formed law partnership with Mr..
Clarke, the firm of Clarke x Austin con
tlnuing as long rs Austin remained here.
Early IN his law study, County Clerk
Hinckley had appointed him deputy
clerk which position he retained during
his practice In 1877 he was elected town
clerk. In May, 1876, he married Miss Fan
ME WinslOw of Maiden, Mass, a grand
daughter of DR.. Thomas WluslOw, AZ
years since famous physician of Chelsea.
ttaNlng bought ana reiitted the Harry
Hale house, next the court house, III the
summer of 1919, he moved into it and
there continued to reside until he left
town. He became known and respected
in tins and surrounding towns as an hon
est, industrious young lawyer and good
citizen. Growing restless and dissatisfied
with his prospects here, though comfort
ably situated and doing We'll, he sold
his place at "A sacrifice and removed with
his family to Birmingham, Ala, in the
late fall of lSS2, where he has since res id
ed
From other Parts of the state.
Thirty-four out of the 81 members O
the Rusand county bar live in Rutland
but large number are engaged in other
business and do not practice.
There are now 81 prisoners at the House
of Correction II of them women. The
largest number of convlcts there at any
one time this winter was ~, while tn,
largest number last winter was l2O.
1t is said that at the annual town meet
ing at Lyndonvlle in March an effort vii
be made to abolish the town agency ant
90 out of the liquor business. 1t is re
ported that the monthly sales at tina
agency amount to 800.
The returns to the town clerk show tha
there wt&e 3OS births and 10 deaUns il
Rutland last year
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-11

Myron Breckenridge, who died in Nor
walk, Ohio February &, aged 81 years,
was native of Charlotte, where he re-
sided until about 40 years ago. At that
time he went To Ohio, where he has lived
ever since. He leaves a wife aud eight
children, all of whom are married and
have families.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-11

st. Johnsbury people are just begin
ming to find out what sport tobogganing
is. Several of the young business men
have built chute at the head of Main
street, and every evening of the week ex-
cept Wednesday and Sunday evenings
the chute is alive with people, young and
old. The favorite toboggans are the
star" and Burlington" although there
is quite numerous sprinkliDg of proc
tors and articles of nome manufacture.
The ''Star" and burlington" evidently
merit every word of the praise which is be
towed upon them for they are very fine
ana substantial article. Quite mum
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-11

The Essex cornet band held an oyster
supper in the town hall Friday night, Feb
ruary 4th There was good house and
about $50.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-11

per OF people are preparing to visit Bur
llnGton during carnival week, many pre-
terring to 90 to Burlington rather than to
Montreal .... The junior reception ut the
academy on Friday evening was Il very
pleasant affair and largely attended ......
=. a; SlIsby, for long time manager of
me Western Union telegraph Office and
Vermont International Telegraph com
pany, has resigned both POSITIONS and
went TO New York city saturday morn
musical circles and especially by the
North church, where he has sung in the
choir ever since he came here.
Bristol.
From 90 to ~ cents was paid for butter
saturday. There was a fair attendance,
put the offerings were not large .....A
ialr-slzed audience assembled at Holley
hail last Saturday evening to listen to
Major Henry Danes lecture on "Up the
Rhine and over the Alps" For two hours
the speaker held the closest attention of
the audience The lecture is grand one
and is description of the majors trip mp
the Rhine aud over the Alps. The major
Is an excellent orator, and his word de-
scrlptlon of that country was magnificent
During the lecture he paid handsome
trlDute To the printing press. 1t was the
best lecture that has been delivered here
inns Season..... The closing lecture of tne
cOur'e occurs February 49, and will be de
iiNeled by Col. l.. +. Copeland. Col. Cope
land Is a favorite here and will doubtless
be greeted with n crowded house ..... NJ
w. Wilson of the HCruld is confined to
his bed with rheumatism and fever......
Union services were held in the Baptist
chNrch Sunday evening. Rev. t. w.
Grt-ory occupied the pulpit, preach
my an effective sermon There
IS still considerable sickness in town.
Two of Rev. ID. W. Daviss children are
sick with lever, and third is laid up
with spraned ankle. The ladies of the
Methodist church give a sociable this
CIuesday) evening at the residence of A.
y. Crane. 1.-The town auditors will meet
next saturday to settle up the years busi-
ness. Logs are being hauled to Rocky
Dale Tor use in the chair stock factory,
soon TO be put in operation at that point.
... ..Ihe interest in the Incorporation
measure seems to have subsidized. This is
the way the people OF this town show their
enterprise. 1T looks as though majority
are opposed to improvements Of any kind
ii they have to help pay for them. There
are - hand grenades in the village, witch
Is sufficient (D protection from fire. OF
course 1t is rs all Of the wooden buildings
IN the village are tire proof ,....A Wash
lngtonian ball will be given at the Com
mercial House, Feb. % ..... Oliver Moody
OF south Bristol, an old and respected
citizen, had shock of paralysis last Fri
day. lie Is resting easy at present, though
unable to talk.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-11
Alburgh.

There was considerable excitement in
town when it became known that Mr.
Henry Mott of this town was among the
injured at the Woodstock bridge disaster
Mrs Mott went by team to st. Albans al
once, upon learning the sad news, anC
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-11

f. j. Donahue and d, ID. Burdltt of
Proctor are in Canada, where they are Sc
Letting a carload of horses for the Yer
mont Marble company The value of such
an importation delivered usually amounts
to about $500
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-05
Sweet Words.

My dearest Of mothers. / heard
the words repeated in soft tones by our
next door neighbor ut an inland farm
house where we were sojourning, My
dearest Of mothers" My friend was a
widow. and her son. an affectionate.
talented fellow, was engineering in
Idaho. In one Of his letters he had
said, at the close: And now, my
dearest of mothers, goodbye Did he
guess, / wonder, how the little petting
phrase would please the heart that loved
him so? Did he think that she would
say it over softly to herself as she sat
alone in her room?
The home dal were over. The bah
les with their sweet ways, their JOY Civ
ing and their trouble making, had grown
to noisy bows, then to self-asserting men;
they were out in the world making their
way; brains busy, thoughts absorbed,
hearts full; yet there was one who re-
membered the mother, still in middle
life. loving and needing love the same
as when her boys were her very own in
the dear child's home. He wrote her
long letters describing his adventurous,
changeable life, the strange companions
b. whom he was surrounded; the won
drous scenery of the wild western
world. Ii was all intensely enjoyed;
but better than all were the love phrases
that showed the sons alfectionate heart.
l wonder if the boys know how how
dear they a.e to their mothers, and how
little attentions, little gifts. tender
words, and flying visits cheer and warm
the hearts that have borne the test of
years and sorrow.
Life is little chilly to the mothers
whose homes are things of the past.
Even if they remain in the old home.
the rooms seem very bare and silent
after the children are gone. 1t is as
if summer had flown. with its nest and
bird songs, and autumn winds were
blowing. Then the love of the sons
and daughters is like sunshine or warm
fires to the hearts that sadly miss them
Let US hope there are many sons who
write My dearest of mothers. ~ Cong
regG 't0naliSt.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-05

eorted to his residence. After the battalion
had given dress parade the Bishop made
an address.
st. Cloud Special: j. Murphy,
travelling man for the New York Safe com
pany, fell from the foundation wall in the
new West house on the rocks and timber
twelve feet below He received probably
fatal injuries. 1t was dark and no guards
were placed around the walls.
Democrats Of the village Of ARGYLE
Mimi, placed a colored gentleman on their
village ticket for the position of constable
and elected him, aud now a Democratic
village council has placed him in the posi-
tion of village marshal
The board of directors have fixed
upon Sept. 2093 as the date for the annual
fair of the Southern Minnesota Live Stock
and Fair association at Mankato. Arrange
ments for the same will be commenced at
once.
John Weston, of Elm Creek, Martin
county, had his barn burned together with
800 bushels of grain, % head of cattle and
his farm machinery The fire was caused
by lantern tipping over. There was no
insurance.
AiAN u III VI Il. a. Nhtdi lDi TINS muir
der Of Frank Farnsworth last September
was concluded at st. Paul April n, the
jury after being out about an hour and
taking four ballots, returned verdict of
not guilty.
At Chatield, Mimi, scarlet fever and
measles are raging The board of health
has ordered the four lower departments of
the graded school closed until the diseases
have abated.
On Tuesday John Quinn of Clayton
township brought seven young wolves TO
Austin, Mimi, and proved his claim to the
auditors state bounty.
At Madison, Wis. at least four hun
dred children are said to be down with the
measles in that city. The public schools
have been closed.
The Wabash round No. - Do
Moines. Iowa, burned on the 9th. 1t con
tanned fourteen locomotives. Loss 1900
At Sioux Falls, Oak, on the after
noon of April 90, II. Gremmet's planning mill
was burned. Loss 5000, not insured.
The body of John Ackler of Daven
port, Iowa, was cremated at the Buffalo, N.
", crematorium, on the 9th.
Mrs. James Dofan, mother Of Hon.
NJ. Doran, died on the 26th, at LeSueur,
Mimi, aged 80 years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-05
wnNIAN's BEST WORK.

To shut up every woman in a dwell
ing house and make of her an anima-
ted broom and dust-pan is to abuse =
great many households. But though a
woman may hold in her hand a pen
tipped with the fire of genius. OF Il
brush that paints her name in glory,
or a chisel that caTves her fame among
the everything great--the woman who
makes her home the perfect home for
those who are of her family, is the one
that does the best thing that any wom-
an can do. Work and rest are the en-
forced conditions of life. Men must
work, and home should be for them
above all things a place of rest 1t
must be then, A place of bodily com
forts and mental cheer. 1t must be
place of order and quietness. II should
be a clearly place. Scolding and ill
temper and complaining spoil the spirit
Of any home For a home is not
substance thing; it is an essence.
True housekeeping consists not only in
cleaning things, but in keeping them
clean Still, there is such thing as
keeping house too anxiously. Clean
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-05

A siEgularly cruel sport called "goat"
is affected by the Afghan cavalry. ac-
cording to a correspondent with the
Afghan Boundary commission, who
writes: "lt consists of one man selling
a goat and riding off with it, followed
by all the rest, who try to get mold OF
the unfortunate animal. and tear off as
big piece as they can. This continues
until the goat Is torn 10 pieces, and the
man who has obtained the laSgest por-
ton wins the game. The game is play
ed for a certain stated time and the
man who has the goat at the moment
time is called is the winner. The way
the men playing use their whips on each
other and on their own and their advcr-
saries' horses is caution. The game.
as usually PLAYED. must be very cruel
one. as the goat is seized while alive,
but at Shadian the poor beast was killed
beforehand much more merciful
proceeding The man who carries the
goat has bad time of it. and it is not
an easy matter to hold on the saddle by
putting the hind legs under one thigh
and going off at a gallop. with the
carcass banging the TANKS OF his
horse.h .-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-05

Coup man make a shirt for &
cents?" asks Charles Dudley Warner
in Harper's for May. NO. What
limit is there TO a woman : ambition or
performance She drives Il stage. plays
the violin. sews. sing. dances, acts,
paints. Cboth in oil and water colers.)
teaches. Is a clerk. 4 typewriter. a
tvpe-setter. an editor. marvellous pro-
Queer of short stories (said by critics TO
be the most difficult art in the world.)
telegrapher, and 5 a yeller through
the telephone probably viii never have
an equal Go where YOU viii, there
is woman. lovely or plain, ready to
cure. to chide. to guide. to aid, to in
struct. to amuse. to rule, to lead. and
point the way for halting man. 1t is
not SO much now for the sake 0fwOmen
as for the sake Of men that women
need the ballot. Men have made a bad
mess of governing the world; they have
filed it with Neutrality-suspicious. and
standing armies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-05

Hattie was not ut all familiar with
'darkies;' indeed, her whole acquain-
tance with the race was limited to one
stalwart ebony friend, whose face fairly
shone with blackness. She never could
understand about it. Her loyal friend
illness and deep pity were al variance,
and her small soul was often stirred
within her.
Mamma. she said, one day. did
God make Mr.. Jackson"
why, yes, dcar-of course he did, "
her mother answered, surprised.
There was a long silence, which the
little lady devoted to much deep
thought. then, with troubled sigh,
Mamma, do yoa suppose God thought
he was prettyF'-EDIToR's DRAWER,
in Harper's Magazine Jor bag.